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Israeli strike kills at least 33 people at a Gaza school the military claims was being used by Hamas

Jun. 06, 2024 08:03 AM EDT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike early Thursday on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in central Gaza killed more than 30 people, including 23 women and children, according to local health officials. The Israeli military said that Hamas militants were operating from...

As the world marks 80th anniversary of D-Day landings, renewed war in Europe is on minds of many

Jun. 06, 2024 08:01 AM EDT

UTAH BEACH, France (AP) — Twelve U.S. and British World War II veterans were given Legion of Honor awards by French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday, the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Macron pinned medals on the 11 Americans and one Briton at a ceremony at the American Cemetery...

The Latest | D-Day's 80th anniversary brings World War II veterans back to the beaches of Normandy

Jun. 06, 2024 07:59 AM EDT

World War II veterans joined heads of state and others Thursday on the beaches of Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The Allied invasion, which began on June 6, 1944, led to the defeat of the Nazis and the end of the war. The assault began with Allied aircraft...

Jurors in Hunter Biden's trial hear from the clerk who sold him the gun at the center of the case

Jun. 06, 2024 00:10 AM EDT

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Jurors in Hunter Biden's criminal trial got a look at the .38 caliber Colt revolver he bought back in October 2018. They saw Form 4473, the firearms transaction record at the center of the case. And they're hearing testimony from the former store clerk who watched as the...

Election certification disputes in a handful of states spark concerns over presidential contest

Jun. 06, 2024 00:14 AM EDT

In Michigan's Upper Peninsula, two Republican members of a county canvassing board last month refused to sign off on the results of an election that led to the recall of three GOP members of the county commission. They did so only after state officials warned them it was their legal duty to record...

Israeli settlers in the West Bank were hit with international sanctions. It only emboldened them

Jun. 06, 2024 00:49 AM EDT

SOUTH HEBRON HILLS, West Bank (AP) — For weeks after being sanctioned by the United States, Yinon Levi struggled to pay the bills, living at his farming outpost atop a hill in the occupied West Bank. But the Israeli settler's problems didn’t last. When the banks froze his...

Spain applies to join South Africa’s case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide

Jun. 06, 2024 06:52 AM EDT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain became on Thursday the first European country to ask a United Nations court for permission to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. South Africa filed its case with the International Court of Justice late last year. It alleged...

Tornado hits Michigan without warning, killing toddler, while twister in Maryland injures 5

Jun. 06, 2024 07:52 AM EDT

LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — A toddler was killed and his mother was injured when a tornado struck suburban Detroit without warning, while five people were injured when a tornado in Maryland collapsed structures and trapped people inside. Officials in Livonia, Michigan, said the tornado...

A realistic way to protect kids from social media? Find a middle ground

Jun. 06, 2024 00:10 AM EDT

Ahmed Othman isn't on TikTok and doesn't want to be. He and his younger sister got iPhones when they were in eighth and seventh grade respectively, but with no social media, just iMessage. Their parents, who are both computer scientists, spent the next year teaching them about social...

Suzanne Collins is releasing a new 'Hunger Games' novel, 'Sunrise on the Reaping,' next year

Jun. 06, 2024 07:33 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Inspired by an 18th century Scottish philosopher and the modern scourge of misinformation, Suzanne Collins is returning to the ravaged, post-apocalyptic land of Panem for a new “The Hunger Games” novel. Scholastic announced Thursday that “Sunrise on the...

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Japan, US, South Korean coast guards hold 1st joint drill off Japan's coast as China concerns rise

Jun. 06, 2024 08:06 AM EDT

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese, U.S. and South Korean coast guard vessels conducted their first three-way drill on Thursday off Japan's coast as the countries strengthen their maritime ties in response to increased assertiveness by China in pressing its territorial claims. Skirmishes...

Eleven U.S. World War II veterans given Legion of Honor awards by French president on the 80th anniversary of D-Day

Jun. 06, 2024 08:06 AM EDT
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — Eleven U.S. World War II veterans given Legion of Honor awards by French president on the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

Israeli strike kills at least 33 people at a Gaza school the military claims was being used by Hamas

Jun. 06, 2024 08:03 AM EDT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike early Thursday on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in central Gaza killed more than 30 people, including 23 women and children, according to local health officials. The Israeli military said that Hamas militants were operating from...

As the world marks 80th anniversary of D-Day landings, renewed war in Europe is on minds of many

Jun. 06, 2024 08:01 AM EDT

UTAH BEACH, France (AP) — Twelve U.S. and British World War II veterans were given Legion of Honor awards by French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday, the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Macron pinned medals on the 11 Americans and one Briton at a ceremony at the American Cemetery...

The Latest | D-Day's 80th anniversary brings World War II veterans back to the beaches of Normandy

Jun. 06, 2024 07:59 AM EDT

World War II veterans joined heads of state and others Thursday on the beaches of Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The Allied invasion, which began on June 6, 1944, led to the defeat of the Nazis and the end of the war. The assault began with Allied aircraft...

Sudanese RSF paramilitaries clash with the army, leaving at least 100 people dead

Jun. 06, 2024 07:59 AM EDT

CAIRO (AP) — At least 100 people were killed, and dozens were injured after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces attacked a village in Gezira province in Sudan on Wednesday, officials said. Women, children, and elderly were among the victims in the attacks by the Rapid Support...

Tornado hits Michigan without warning, killing toddler, while twister in Maryland injures 5

Jun. 06, 2024 07:52 AM EDT

LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — A toddler was killed and his mother was injured when a tornado struck suburban Detroit without warning, while five people were injured when a tornado in Maryland collapsed structures and trapped people inside. Officials in Livonia, Michigan, said the tornado...

New 'Hunger Games' novel will be released next year, author Suzanne Collins' publisher tells AP

Jun. 06, 2024 07:49 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — New 'Hunger Games' novel will be released next year, author Suzanne Collins' publisher tells AP.

A timeline of the investigation of the Gilgo Beach killings

Jun. 06, 2024 07:33 AM EDT

Starting in 2010, police searching for a missing woman found 10 sets of human remains in the scrub along a barrier island parkway, not far from the sands of New York's remote Gilgo Beach. Police almost immediately feared some were left by a serial killer. Over the years,...

Russian court begins trial of US soldier arrested on theft charges

Jun. 06, 2024 07:23 AM EDT

MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok on Thursday began the trial of an American soldier arrested earlier this year on charges of stealing. Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, 34, flew to Vladivostok, a Pacific port city, to see his girlfriend and was arrested...